General Biology at Adelphi University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Adelphi University stacks up to those at other schools.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

Adelphi General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi General Biology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Adelphi General Biology Master’s Program

57% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	87

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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